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Intermittent Follow Up

The first week I began intermittent fasting I had a somewhat lax attitude toward my nutrition. I set goals and basically did intuitive eating practices. I lost over 2 pounds the first week. 

Starting week 2, I decided to pick up my physical activity and get back into the swing of exercise. It wasn't terrible, but my hormones were also all over the place. I attained an injury and decided to take a break for a couple of days; then gave into a couple of temptations of overeating and ended up gaining back a pound. No big deal, initial losses are generally water weight anyway, so I'm really not worried about it at all. 

As I came into week 3, I realized how much I really like breakfast, so I am going to keep doing 16/8 IF, but start earlier in the morning and just drink something with my family during dinner time. I made this decision last night when I realized I was still super hungry and that I would need to set timers to remind myself to have snacks throughout the day and I just don't want to do that. 

I am grateful for the ability to experiment and learn how my body is adjusting to new things. I am grateful for my husband's job that has not been negatively affected by this global crisis. I am grateful that I have so much mindset training from amazing communities like Half Size Me and Your Level Fitness. I am losing at a sustainable pace and able to experiment with different approaches because I know that I am not in a hurry. 


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